We maybe will get snow today; Meet the group trying to overthrow PFT leadership; Video: Buddhist monk fights back after South Philly robbery

Newsletter for Tuesday, Jan 12 2016

INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY

TODAY: THE ‘BEST CHANCE’ FOR SNOW THIS SEASON

It’s been a warm winter, folks. So warm we haven’t seen a flake of snow in the region yet — but the weathercasters in the region are saying today could be the day we do. According to Channel 10, a strong “rising air” is coming through the region this afternoon into the evening, as a cold front heads east to west. If there’s enough moisture in the air, they say, we’ll see snow. But maybe not! Here’s their story.

THIS GROUP IS TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE PFT’S LEADERS

As the issue of schools and funding dominates conversations in City Hall and Harrisburg, the powerful Philadelphia Federation of Teachers union — now headed by President Jerry Jordan — can boast a team of leaders with political connections that range from City Council to the American Federation of Teachers to the White House. Yet a group of teachers from the Caucus of Working Educators, a sub-group of the PFT, has mobilized, running its own slate of leadership candidates after what they call years of failure to engage with the more than 11,000 rank-and-file members of the teachers’ union. Here’s why.

WATCH: BUDDHIST MONK FIGHTS BACK IN SOUTH PHILLY ROBBERY

It’s about as bizarre as it sounds. The action starts around the 2-minute mark of this video, when an orange-clad monk is feeding dollars into a lottery machine. Then a guy steals his wallet and runs outside. The monk follows.